by Haley Alexander MS, LPC, C-DBT | Oct 15, 2026 | home-featured, Informative Articles, Learn
I’m the mom with a plane crash plan. I know I’m grabbing my kid first, where the emergency exits are, and what I’d say to keep everyone calm. I’ve run through it more times than I’d like to admit. What I don’t have is the doctor’s...
by Haley Alexander MS, LPC, C-DBT | Oct 1, 2026 | Informative Articles, Learn, Mind
You asked them to pick up their toys. Three times. Maybe four. And then something in you just snapped. Maybe it was the mess on the floor. Maybe it was the whining that started the second you walked through the door. Maybe it was the third time they called your name...
by Haley Alexander MS, LPC, C-DBT | Aug 6, 2026 | Balance, home-featured, Learn, Mind
Your therapist gave you mindfulness as homework. You went home, sat down, closed your eyes, and tried. Within thirty seconds your mind was already somewhere else. The grocery list. The email you forgot to send. That thing you said three years ago that still makes you...
by Haley Alexander MS, LPC, C-DBT | Jul 16, 2026 | Balance, home-featured, Mind
It’s 6pm and I’m standing in the kitchen trying to get dinner on the table. The dog is weaving between my feet. The TV is on in the background, just loud enough to be distracting. It’s been a long day and my body is already running on empty. And then...
by Haley Alexander MS, LPC, C-DBT | Jun 25, 2026 | home-featured, Informative Articles, Learn, Mind
You finally sit down. The day is technically over. But no matter how hard you try to wind down after work, your mind doesn’t get the memo. It’s still spinning through tomorrow’s meeting, replaying the conversation you had at 3pm, cataloging...
